LONDON, Aug. 7. -- The trouble in the engineering trades is apparently not a whit nearer settlement. The employers declare they will not permit the union men to return to their shops unless they undertake to work amicably with the non-unionists. Large numbers of ex-soldiers and ex-policemen are employed to prevent any interference upon the part of the engineers' pickets with the men remaining at work. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on August 8, 1897, on Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: THE ENGINEERING STRIKE.; No Signs of Settlement Yet -- Post Office Trouble. . Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe